Keya's POV:
"Today is the day."
"Are you sure?" I asked Ryker. He nodded.
"I got the word from Cash. He got the invitation. The coronation is today," Tiya said. Cash, the bear shifter, who had agreed to help us. He was Tiya's best friend, and he and his mate had agreed to become our eyes and ears inside the palace.
Rafael looked pale. He had survived, but the betrayal had left him restless and tired, and without the bond that connected him to Rhys, he looked, felt weaker.
"Rhys? What about Rhys?" I asked.
"Rhys... seemed to be happy about all of this. Cash snooped around, and found nothing else. They all believe Athena is Rhys's mate and that he will be the king."
It hurt...to think about him, to imagine him with someone who is not me, but I knew it wasn't Rhys anymore. I knew he
